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Vote for these dedicated public servants

What an exciting time in history – we can cast our votes for five intelligent, strong, progressive women who will work to make Durango, La Plata County, Colorado and our country a better p...

Trump, lands, climate change are enough

U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton and state Rep. J. Paul Brown endorse Donald Trump. Tipton would sell the federal lands held in trust for my grandchildren. Brown doesn’t believe in science and climate...

Check the facts, vote for Gwen Lachelt

What an election cycle this is! It is often hard to know what is fact and what is fiction. Here are just a few facts about Gwen Lachelt and why I strongly support the re-election of Lachelt ...

Election shows an America in decline

This year’s presidential election is extremely disconcerting. Whether you vote Republican or Democratic you are voting for a person who is a liar, cheat and crook. Nothing new there – it’s j...

Westendorff’s leadership warrants vote

As a Colorado native and 25-plus-year resident of La Plata County, I feel incredibly proud and lucky to have such bright, strong, well-informed and dedicated local women running for elected ...

Mailers going straight into the round file

I read the story (Herald, Oct. 16) regarding the lies and exaggerations on mailers now pouring into our mail boxes. At this stage of the election, after having political mailers s...

Keep public lands public: Re-elect Gwen

American hunters tend to vote Republican. As a lifelong hunter, I call on my fellow sportsmen and women to rethink the outdated and counterproductive “one size fits all” voting tradition thi...

Pick these four women for leadership

Southwest Colorado residents are fortunate to have a remarkable slate of women running for office – Gwen Lachelt and Julie Westendorff for county commissioners, Barbara McLachlan for the sta...

Tipton is not an enemy of public lands

This year’s campaign is worse than any I have experienced thus far in my voting life. What strikes me is not so much the name calling as the casual misstatement of facts. On my mind is Gail ...

Re-elect Westendorff, a proven leader

In the four years that Julie Westendorff had served as a La Plata County commissioner, I have found her leadership skills to be superb. She has taken a serious interest in the nu...

Vote for these three quality candidates

We are very fortunate this election to have two experienced and dedicated candidates running for county commissioner. How these jobs are performed makes a huge difference in the quality of l...

Avoid chaos; vote for Gwen and Julie

As a long-term county resident, I have seen commissioners come and go. The debacle of the failed attempt to create a Comprehensive Plan a few years ago was a good example of divided, ineffec...
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